Thursday, December 8, 2016

Last night I popped into Odd Provisions, the cool new corner store from Room 11 alums Jess Woods and Rachel Mowrer at 11th and Lamont, and I really liked it. It's a one stop shop for a lot of things, and they have really good quality stuff.

They have a lot of produce, beer and wine, snacks, and lots of groceries from local and craft vendors, as well as nice frozen items, baked goods and in-house premade things like sandwiches and salads. There's also a lot of kitchen staples like olive oil, pasta and pasta sauce, and a lot more.

Woods said the premade sandwiches and salads have been popular, especially a pimento cheese sandwich that was selling so well they started selling just the pimento cheese separately. The baked goods are from Paisley Fig, which also makes them for Room 11 -- other things available were quiche, the pot de creme from Room 11, cheesecake and more. I plan to go back for one of those sandwiches soon.

I didn't snap a good photo of the produce but it looked pretty nice too, and there was a wide range of things, plus eggs and dairy items. They also have ice cream from Milk Cult -- remember them, they had a tasty coffee, breakfast sandwich and ice cream sandwich popup on Georgia Avenue a couple of years ago. It looks like they re-used some of the old refrigerators from the former tenant, Arthur's Grocery.

There was also a nice beer and wine selection, I picked up some Ghost White IPA from Three Stars. The beers ranged from six packs to bigger bottles of fancy craft beers, a lot of it local or from small breweries.

Woods said planned to start offering coffee in January, as well as possibly longer hours too. Currently they're open 11am-9pm.

It's definitely a neat, convenient spot, and they have a lot of what you're probably looking for. Also sounds like a good spot for a tasty to go lunch or dinner. They also have an online shop on their website.

The prices and selection is comparable to somewhere like Each Peach. I highly recommend their sandwiches. The ones that I have tried are very good! I have stopped in for bread a few times now. The baguette that I get is $2-something. They have an awesome 2 bottles/$20 wine selection. They also carry cards, which I thought was a nice touch if you need to pick up a last minute gift.

Not surprising the sandwiches have been steeling well. The neighborhood has been practically begging for a damn deli for three years. I don't think people realize how high the demand is... a deli/bakery would crush it. Lots of families need fast casual places.